Entries from altitudes greater than 350,000 ft with X-15 airplane have provided piloting experience and verification of predicted control characteristics and operational techniques; airplane re-enters as glider and duplicates several phases in recovery of higher-performance vehicles, for example, transition from near-zero dynamic pressure to aerodynamic flight, and terminal-area ranging and landing; some control-system requirements for lifting entry are suggested; other contributions to entry technology, terminal guidance, simulation, approach and landing, and aerodynamic heating are presented.
Contributions of X-15 program to lifting entry technology
J Aircraft
Journal of Aircraft ; 1 , n 6
1964
7 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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